Cappe’s Steakhouse plans to re-open in Starkville in a little more than a month.
When it does, the name will be Cappe’s Steak & Seafood.
Eric Hollberg and his wife, Cappe, opened the restaurant in 1993. Last May, it burned. It has been closed since.
Hollberg told The Dispatch this week the plan is to open the restaurant back up on May 1. Construction on the 2,500 square foot building is ongoing. It will be located at 105 Eckford Dr., the same spot it operated at for more than two decades.
The menu will be the same, with some additions. As the new name suggestions, the restaurant is expanding its seafood options to include crawfish dishes, shrimp dishes, fish, crab and more. (Bulldog fans take note: There will be a Dak Prescott-approved dish known as “Captain Dak’s Seafood Plate.”)
Cappe’s Steak & Seafood will employ about 30 people.
Moving on.
In Columbus, Savannah’s Polish & Style is open at 101 Holly Hills Rd.
The salon is owned by Savannah Mero and her husband, Hung Nguyen. It opened last September.
What they offer are manicures, pedicures, multiple acrylic varities and more. They also cut women’s, children’s and men’s hair, according to Mero. They prefer appointments and working one-on-one with clients, however, walk-ins are welcome, too.
The number is 662-327-2284.
Lastly, an update on the historic Columbus railroad depot.
The building — constructed in 1886 at the corner of Main Street and 13th Street South — was purchased by Gayle Guynup in 2014. Guynup, a California judge, also owns Gateway Shopping Center, the old Oddfellows building on Main Street and the Alford Drugs building.
The depot has been vacant for more than two decades. Guynup’s goal when she bought it was to find a tenant. That is still the plan.
In October, renovations on the 11,000 square foot building began. Guynup aims to update the structure — it was falling into disrepair — but honor the original look. Right now, this is what is being done: new trim, new roof, new exterior paint job, fresh insulation, etc. Once a tenant is in place, this is what will be done: maintain of as much original flooring as possible, new electrical wiring, new plumbing, parking lot will be repaved, etc.
Guynup has fielded offers from potential tenants. The idea of a microbrewery was floated. Someone suggested making it an event venue. A restaurant and bar, too. Making the building apartments was considered but that idea has faded.
“We are open to ideas,” Royce Hudspeth, a local Realtor who handles Guynup’s real estate interests, said.
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William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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